Columbia College Papers: The Columbia College Papers contain the surviving files of official correspondence, reports, documents, and printed materials of King's College from 1750 to 1784 and Columbia College from 1785 to 1890. Additional pieces of Frederick A. P. Barnard's professional correspondence and documents from his tenure as President of Columbia College, 1864 to 1889, are located in the collection. In the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Barnard Family Papers: The Barnard Family Papers contain personal correspondence of Frederick A. P. Barnard. These are chiefly letters to his wife, Margaret McMurray Barnard, and letters to and from his brother, John Gross Barnard, and sister, Sarah Gross Barnard Porter. In the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Hamilton Fish letters: The Hamilton Fish letters include Fish's correspondence with Frederick A. P. Barnard in the former's capacity as chair of the Columbia College Board of Trustees. In the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

Gouverneur M. Ogden letters: The Gouverneur M. Ogden letters include three volumes of letters from Frederick A. P. Barnard to Ogden, who was Treasurer of Columbia College from 1866 to 1874. In the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University.

F. A. P. Barnard Collection: A collection composed of photocopies of correspondence from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library's Frederick A. P. Barnard Papers and a small group of original documents related to Frederick A. P. and John Gross Barnard. In the Archives and Special Collections of the J. D. Williams Library, University of Mississippi.